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Package labeled 'Bag Full of Drugs' leads to Florida arrests
MIAMI - Two men charged with drug trafficking could have done a better job hiding their wares than using a package labeled "Bag Full of Drugs," Florida authorities said. Ian Simmons and Joshua Reinhar...
Feb 04, 2020
Making Oscar history, 'Honeyland' shatters borders
NEW YORK - Ljubomir Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska were in a hard-to-reach area of Northern Macedonia - about as far from the Oscars as possible - when they came upon the beekeeper who would be their su...
Feb 04, 2020
Brother of Manchester Arena bomber goes on trial for murder
LONDON - The younger brother of the suicide bomber who killed 22 people at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester is just as guilty as the attacker, a British prosecutor said Tuesday, as the surviving...
Feb 04, 2020
Taxpayer group reveals 43,000 Quebec bureaucrats earn $100,000 or more
MONTREAL - A national group that lobbies for smaller government and lower taxes has calculated there are more than 43,000 Quebec public sector employees earning six-figur...
Feb 04, 2020
Vancouver's Brandon Clarke a big part of Grizzlies' impressive young core
Ja Morant was a fan of Brandon Clarke before the two broke into the NBA together with the Memphis Grizzlies. While the eventual No. 2 pick in the 2019 NBA draft was turning heads at Murray State ...
Feb 04, 2020
Crown expects to close its case in murder trial this week
KAMLOOPS - Crown counsel is calling its final witnesses this week in a first-degree murder trial. David Miller is charged in connection to the death of Debra Novacluse in August 2016 at the Super 8 Mo...
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Weather extremes balanced out to make January an average month
KAMLOOPS - January was a month of weather extremes in Kamloops, but it all smoothed out to the averages in the end.According to Environment Canada, Kamloops saw a total of 20.9 millimetres of precipit...
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Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 04, 2020
Evacuations, road closures and plenty of cleanup after B.C. flooding, landslides
VANCOUVER - Several British Columbia communities are cleaning up and digging out after a storm swept over the southern part of the province on Friday, prompting flooding and landslides. Local sta...
Feb 04, 2020
Kamloops building sector kept record momentum going into January
KAMLOOPS - Fresh off a third straight record year, the Kamloops building sector got 2020 off to a roaring start.According to new statistics shared by the City of Kamloops, contractors received $19.5 m...
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